THE SHEEPOWNERS' CHOICE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 7

THE SHEEPOWNERS' CHOICE.

j,—,— ' AWARD STILL DESIRED. .■■■■■ The Shearers' dispute occupied only a V" - /few minutes of. the Arbitration Court's v.... time yesterday. Mr. Justice Sim pre- *■•*• tided, and with; hiui on the bench were / Messrs. W. Scott (employers' representative) and J. A;'M'Ouliough (workers' t . . representative). Evidence had been • taken* on the previous /day;, and", the orn- ' nloyers, who were represented by.' Mr. W. i'ryor, had asked for a uniform : Vl' award in; the Canterbury■ and Wellirig'vi ton disputes, both of which wore ;beV; fore the Court. Mr. Luracy, representing -the sbearcrsj had - repeated. . his '. Statement; that if the Court awarded a •: minimum. shearing rate of less than 20s. >-.\'.';.j'».;liimdred'sh'eep; ; 'tho'' , vise the men not to accept engagements . / on the terms thus fixed. « The case was ' thereupon adjourned in order to give .. . the employers time to consider whether, ■iiiivicw ol that declaration, they .would ; 6tiU ask;for an' award covering rates. : ofypajv That ..was tlie "position when the i; case was called 'yesterday morning. : • •The Judge asked .Mr. i'ryor what the .1 employers Uad decided. '<.Sir. I'ryor: I am - instructed •to say • that the employers: desire' the Court to ; makc an. award to cover, wages aud con- ' ditions. I'am also instructed to ask that the award bo made for tlio full term of _ three years, so as,.to save us . coming into Couat again lilco this. ■ liis Honour:,We shall'consider the . ; question of an award in connection with these. two disputes,, and. we hope to • annoiuice our decision to-morrow.- Wo sit at 10.30 to-morrow to let the parties know what, decision we have come • ■to in regard to both disputes. : ' The Court then went on to other business. - . ■;"/ ■■■■■'•